World’s first at the Frankfurt Motor Show : Faurecia’s Exhaust Heat Power Generation (EHPG) system converts the heat from exhaust gas into electricity based on the principles of the Rankine cycle—an innovation designed to create cleaner, more efficient vehicles.

EHPG is directly inspired by the way a power plant works :

1/ Some 30% of the energy in fuel is lost as heat in the exhaust system. To improve vehicle efficiency, Faurecia has developed a solution to use this heat as an additional power source.

2/ The heat from exhaust gas is transferred to a fluid to produce pressurized steam.

3/ The pressurized steam powers a turbine, creating mechanical energy to drive the wheels of trucks or generate electricity for hybrid cars.

4/ The condenser cools the steam to turn it back into a liquid.

5/ The pump feeds the liquid back to the evaporator to close the loop.

"EHPG works like a power plant, but in this case we have adapted the technology to the highly specific challenges of cars and trucks, such as size, power, weight, etc. That is the real innovation." Luc Herbin, Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies

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World’s first at the Frankfurt Motor Show : Faurecia’s Exhaust Heat Power Generation (EHPG) system converts the heat from exhaust gas into electricity based on the principles of the Rankine cycle—an innovation designed to create cleaner, more efficient vehicles.

EHPG is directly inspired by the way a power plant works :

1/ Some 30% of the energy in fuel is lost as heat in the exhaust system. To improve vehicle efficiency, Faurecia has developed a solution to use this heat as an additional power source.

2/ The heat from exhaust gas is transferred to a fluid to produce pressurized steam.

3/ The pressurized steam powers a turbine, creating mechanical energy to drive the wheels of trucks or generate electricity for hybrid cars.

4/ The condenser cools the steam to turn it back into a liquid.

5/ The pump feeds the liquid back to the evaporator to close the loop.

"EHPG works like a power plant, but in this case we have adapted the technology to the highly specific challenges of cars and trucks, such as size, power, weight, etc. That is the real innovation." Luc Herbin, Chief Technology Officer at Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies

Did you know?30% of the energy content in fuel is dissipated in exhaust heat.

Faurecia designed the Exhaust Heat Recovery System (EHRS) to capture up to 40% of this lost energy while speeding up heating of both the engine and the passenger compartment.
The latest version of the EHRS is more compact and weighs 2 kgs less than its previous versions, providing weight savings of 60%.

Advantages

The EHRS plays an important role in improving vehicle energy efficiency.

It significantly reduces each vehicle’s fuel consumption – by up to 7% for hybrid engines. Moreover, the EHRS reduces CO2 emissions by 3 g/km.

In addition, the latest-generation EHRS is more compact and, consequently, lighter (by 2 kg), so it reduces vehicle weight – an added factor in making vehicles more fuel-efficient.

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Did you know?30% of the energy content in fuel is dissipated in exhaust heat.

Faurecia designed the Exhaust Heat Recovery System (EHRS) to capture up to 40% of this lost energy while speeding up heating of both the engine and the passenger compartment.
The latest version of the EHRS is more compact and weighs 2 kgs less than its previous versions, providing weight savings of 60%.

Advantages

The EHRS plays an important role in improving vehicle energy efficiency.

It significantly reduces each vehicle’s fuel consumption – by up to 7% for hybrid engines. Moreover, the EHRS reduces CO2 emissions by 3 g/km.

In addition, the latest-generation EHRS is more compact and, consequently, lighter (by 2 kg), so it reduces vehicle weight – an added factor in making vehicles more fuel-efficient.

Jointly developed with Philips, the air purifier system is a fully-integrated all-in-one solution to address the issue of interior air quality. It is also an industry first.
The air purifier system is a premium solution that can be integrated into the instrument panel, the back shelf or the seat backrest.

The system will allow the air to be “cleaned” through a 3-way filter and then rerouted back into the vehicle. In-car pollutants are removed through three special filters:

a pre-filter to capture large particles;

a filter to remove fine particles;

a third filter to efficiently decontaminate the air from odors, chemical pollutants and harmful gases.

The Air Purifier System was first displayed on the Faurecia booth at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Advantages

Faurecia engineers worked closely with Philips to bring automakers and drivers an affordable all-in-one solution that can drastically reduce in-car pollution levels, thus increasing air quality for driver and passengers alike.
This comprehensive yet simple system allows for the filter to be changed periodically by the driver whenever necessary, for consistently healthy on-board air quality.

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Jointly developed with Philips, the air purifier system is a fully-integrated all-in-one solution to address the issue of interior air quality. It is also an industry first.
The air purifier system is a premium solution that can be integrated into the instrument panel, the back shelf or the seat backrest.

The system will allow the air to be “cleaned” through a 3-way filter and then rerouted back into the vehicle. In-car pollutants are removed through three special filters:

a pre-filter to capture large particles;

a filter to remove fine particles;

a third filter to efficiently decontaminate the air from odors, chemical pollutants and harmful gases.

The Air Purifier System was first displayed on the Faurecia booth at the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show.

Advantages

Faurecia engineers worked closely with Philips to bring automakers and drivers an affordable all-in-one solution that can drastically reduce in-car pollution levels, thus increasing air quality for driver and passengers alike.
This comprehensive yet simple system allows for the filter to be changed periodically by the driver whenever necessary, for consistently healthy on-board air quality.

Until now liquid selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has been the most widely used method for reducing NOx emissions. Now a new alternative solution is available from Faurecia using pure ammonia stored in solid form in the vehicle. This solution substantially improves air quality by treating NOx emissions more efficiently in particular at low temperatures.

The Faurecia Ammonia Storage and Delivery System (ASDS), can eliminate nearly all nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutants from all vehicle equipped with a Diesel engine (passenger car, bus and truck). Now at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, Faurecia is introducing ASDS in a new format that brings its benefits to passenger cars.

Improved efficiency and more compact solution

ASDS is a new generation of SCR technology. It is designed ultimately to replace conventional heavy tanks containing a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) or AdBlue® consisting of urea and water with lighter-weight, high-efficiency cartridges of a solid material. These cartridges contain pure solid ammonia stored in a Strontium Chloride salt.

Compared with AdBlue®, ASDS is effective at much lower temperature (beow 180 °C). Moreover, Faurecia’s ASDS begins releasing pure ammonia in gaseous form into the exhaust line within two minutes, converting NOx into non-polluting nitrogen and water even in winter conditions.

“ASDS sharply reduces the time needed to begin NOx reduction in the exhaust system; it functions at lower temperatures, and even in freezing weather. Moreover for equivalent quantities of Ammonia, ASDS requires only half the space and weighs one third less than AdBlue®. “says Faurecia's Christophe Bouly.

Up to 99% effective in real driving conditions on buses

Most important for the pursuit of sustainable mobility, ASDS has been proven over millions of kilometers of testing on buses to reduce NOx emissions by as much as 99 percent, while AdBlue® reduces only an average 32 percent of the NOx in the same city driving condition. These findings result from monitoring hundreds of ASDS-equipped buses in real driving conditions on the streets of Copenhagen and London and comparing them with buses using AdBlue®. These were by far the most difficult conditions for testing diesel engines, with continuous stopping and starting throughout the day and night, driving at low speeds with very low exhaust temperatures.

Researchers documented data collected from the buses, which traveled a total of 15 million kilometers on the road. With ASDS equipped, some 300 buses in Copenhagen attained up to 99 percent NOx reduction, leaving none of the exhaust line deposits inherent in AdBlue®.

The NOx levels of these buses can be live-tracked via the smarthone app NOxTracker

ASDS for passenger cars

At Mondial 2016, Faurecia is proposing an ASDS solution for diesel passenger cars. The cartridges will be replaced during a service maintenance check after about 30,000 km, with no mess or cleanup required then becoming fully transparent to the end-user.

ASDS is quick, safe and clean to refill, the cartridges are available at a low cost and the system can be easily packaged in the car body.

Faurecia anticipates car designers soon will begin reconfiguring vehicles to remove AdBlue® tanks and associated equipment, substituting the compact ASDS, which will be available for 2020 vehicles.

How ASDS works

ASDS contains a start-up cartridge and two larger main cartridges, which safely remain a solid at temperatures below 50°C. Upon engine ignition, the start-up cartridge is heated electrically. Within 2 minutes the ammonia in the cartridge begins converting to gaseous form and is ready for routing to the exhaust line under low pressure, unlike AdBlue®.

When one of the main cartridges reaches operating temperature, it takes over, simultaneously sending gaseous ammonia to the exhaust and to the start-up unit to recharge it. When the engine is turned off, the pure ammonia is reabsorbed by the salt in the main cartridge and returns to its solid form.

Advantages

ASDS now exists in different formats for passenger & commercial vehicles. This sustainable product is capable of nearly eliminating NOx emissions.
This technology has proven to significantly improve air quality, especially in large cities.

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Until now liquid selective catalytic reduction (SCR) has been the most widely used method for reducing NOx emissions. Now a new alternative solution is available from Faurecia using pure ammonia stored in solid form in the vehicle. This solution substantially improves air quality by treating NOx emissions more efficiently in particular at low temperatures.

The Faurecia Ammonia Storage and Delivery System (ASDS), can eliminate nearly all nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollutants from all vehicle equipped with a Diesel engine (passenger car, bus and truck). Now at the 2016 Paris Motor Show, Faurecia is introducing ASDS in a new format that brings its benefits to passenger cars.

Improved efficiency and more compact solution

ASDS is a new generation of SCR technology. It is designed ultimately to replace conventional heavy tanks containing a diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) or AdBlue® consisting of urea and water with lighter-weight, high-efficiency cartridges of a solid material. These cartridges contain pure solid ammonia stored in a Strontium Chloride salt.

Compared with AdBlue®, ASDS is effective at much lower temperature (beow 180 °C). Moreover, Faurecia’s ASDS begins releasing pure ammonia in gaseous form into the exhaust line within two minutes, converting NOx into non-polluting nitrogen and water even in winter conditions.

“ASDS sharply reduces the time needed to begin NOx reduction in the exhaust system; it functions at lower temperatures, and even in freezing weather. Moreover for equivalent quantities of Ammonia, ASDS requires only half the space and weighs one third less than AdBlue®. “says Faurecia's Christophe Bouly.

Up to 99% effective in real driving conditions on buses

Most important for the pursuit of sustainable mobility, ASDS has been proven over millions of kilometers of testing on buses to reduce NOx emissions by as much as 99 percent, while AdBlue® reduces only an average 32 percent of the NOx in the same city driving condition. These findings result from monitoring hundreds of ASDS-equipped buses in real driving conditions on the streets of Copenhagen and London and comparing them with buses using AdBlue®. These were by far the most difficult conditions for testing diesel engines, with continuous stopping and starting throughout the day and night, driving at low speeds with very low exhaust temperatures.

Researchers documented data collected from the buses, which traveled a total of 15 million kilometers on the road. With ASDS equipped, some 300 buses in Copenhagen attained up to 99 percent NOx reduction, leaving none of the exhaust line deposits inherent in AdBlue®.

The NOx levels of these buses can be live-tracked via the smarthone app NOxTracker

ASDS for passenger cars

At Mondial 2016, Faurecia is proposing an ASDS solution for diesel passenger cars. The cartridges will be replaced during a service maintenance check after about 30,000 km, with no mess or cleanup required then becoming fully transparent to the end-user.

ASDS is quick, safe and clean to refill, the cartridges are available at a low cost and the system can be easily packaged in the car body.

Faurecia anticipates car designers soon will begin reconfiguring vehicles to remove AdBlue® tanks and associated equipment, substituting the compact ASDS, which will be available for 2020 vehicles.

How ASDS works

ASDS contains a start-up cartridge and two larger main cartridges, which safely remain a solid at temperatures below 50°C. Upon engine ignition, the start-up cartridge is heated electrically. Within 2 minutes the ammonia in the cartridge begins converting to gaseous form and is ready for routing to the exhaust line under low pressure, unlike AdBlue®.

When one of the main cartridges reaches operating temperature, it takes over, simultaneously sending gaseous ammonia to the exhaust and to the start-up unit to recharge it. When the engine is turned off, the pure ammonia is reabsorbed by the salt in the main cartridge and returns to its solid form.

Advantages

ASDS now exists in different formats for passenger & commercial vehicles. This sustainable product is capable of nearly eliminating NOx emissions.
This technology has proven to significantly improve air quality, especially in large cities.

Faurecia does not take development of bio-based materials lightly. For a quarter century, Faurecia has been innovating in lightweight materials, processes and structural applications that incorporate a variety of natural materials, including wood, flax and hemp, for extensive use in current and future vehicles.

During its 25-year history in developing bio materials, Faurecia has brought to market sustainable & weight-saving breakthrough solutions for global carmakers, pushing forward major advances in lightweight and oil-free solutions that the auto industry is craving for.

Faurecia’s research in biomaterials has focused on flax, industrial hemp, straw, as well as an Asian spruce, for integration in interior elements such as instrument or door panels.

For instance, NafiLEAN's hemp base was grown by Automotive Performance Materials (APM), a joint venture between Faurecia and a major French agricultural cooperative, Interval. APM selects and plants the seeds that mature into hemp, which it harvests and delivers to Faurecia in short fibers with the appropriate characteristics for inclusion in injection-molded materials.

Through the years, Faurecia has mastered bio-materials full value chain as well as the entire process of developing and applying these materials, from planting and harvesting to manufacturing and systems validation, up to mass production

ADVANTAGES

By developing Bio-material content, Faurecia pushes forward the issues of weight saving, compared to the market standards, but also environmental impact assessment, based on the life cycle of the vehicle.

2005, Natural Fiber polypropylene (NFPP)

Flax-based

50% of bio content

30% lighter than standard materials

2013, NafiLean

Hemp-based

20% of bio content

20 to 25% lighter than standard materials

2014, Biomat

Hemp/resin-based

65% of bio content

9% lighter than standard materials

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Faurecia does not take development of bio-based materials lightly. For a quarter century, Faurecia has been innovating in lightweight materials, processes and structural applications that incorporate a variety of natural materials, including wood, flax and hemp, for extensive use in current and future vehicles.

During its 25-year history in developing bio materials, Faurecia has brought to market sustainable & weight-saving breakthrough solutions for global carmakers, pushing forward major advances in lightweight and oil-free solutions that the auto industry is craving for.

Faurecia’s research in biomaterials has focused on flax, industrial hemp, straw, as well as an Asian spruce, for integration in interior elements such as instrument or door panels.

For instance, NafiLEAN's hemp base was grown by Automotive Performance Materials (APM), a joint venture between Faurecia and a major French agricultural cooperative, Interval. APM selects and plants the seeds that mature into hemp, which it harvests and delivers to Faurecia in short fibers with the appropriate characteristics for inclusion in injection-molded materials.

Through the years, Faurecia has mastered bio-materials full value chain as well as the entire process of developing and applying these materials, from planting and harvesting to manufacturing and systems validation, up to mass production

ADVANTAGES

By developing Bio-material content, Faurecia pushes forward the issues of weight saving, compared to the market standards, but also environmental impact assessment, based on the life cycle of the vehicle.